South Africa's main opposition leader, Helen Zille, is mounting a legal challenge to the dropping of corruption charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma. (Full Story) …
Militants attack German base after Merkel visit
A German military base in Afghanistan came under rocket fire shortly after an unannounced visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- her first since 2007. Full Story …
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Next-gen spy satellite network to be established
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and Defense Secretary Robert Gates signed a classified memo March 30 that would establish a program to build a multi-billion dollar, next-generation spy …
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Protesters storm Moldovan Parliament
Anti-communist protesters stormed Moldova's Parliament on Tuesday, hurling computers through shattered windows and setting fire to furniture in a violent demonstration against what they said were …
Strong quake rattles Pacific islands
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck just east of the Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No major tsunami was expected from the quake, which struck at …
Kazakhstan in nuclear bank offer
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has offered to build a nuclear fuel bank on its territory. He made the announcement in a joint press conference with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, …
Listening in Kabul
Try to picture the unlikely scene here Monday: A brash U.S. diplomat and America's top military officer are sitting at a conference table with a ferocious-looking delegation of bearded and turbaned …
Caution urged on N Korea response
Russia and China have called for a restrained world response to North Korea's controversial rocket launch. Moscow said it was a cause for concern, but urged against "hasty conclusions", while China …
Former FBI chief defends flow of money to Saudi ambassador
Former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh says $2 billion that flowed from a British arms manufacturer to U.S. bank accounts controlled by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then Saudi ambassador to the U.S., was not …
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More Drone Attacks in Pakistan Planned
Despite threats of retaliation from Pakistani militants, senior administration officials said Monday that the United States intended to step up its use of drones to strike militants in Pakistan’s …
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